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Kazakhstan's state oil transport company KazTransOil exported 35.8 million tons of crude oil during the first nine months of 2026, according to the company's operational data.

According to Reuters, a jury in the Qualcomm-Arm licensing trial remained deadlocked on Friday after approximately four hours of deliberation, failing to reach a verdict on whether Arm breached its licensing agreements or interfered with Qualcomm's partnership with Meta. Proceedings are scheduled to resume on Tuesday, October 13. The dispute centers on Qualcomm's 2021 acquisition of chip designer Nuvia and its integration into Qualcomm's Oryon CPU architecture. Arm claims Nuvia's licensing agree

According to Jin10, Singapore Exchange launched a one-hour liquidity window on Tuesday, October 12, to enable European investors to trade Asian bond futures during their local working hours. The window opens at 10 a.m. London time, equivalent to 5 p.m. Singapore time, marking the tail end of the Asia trading session. The initiative aims to attract market makers and asset managers to increase trading activity during this window, addressing the challenge where European institutions previously had

According to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, after former U.S. President Trump claimed Russia and Ukraine agreed to an energy ceasefire, Russian forces struck Ukrainian targets. Zelenskyy commented, "Clearly, Putin does not read Truth Social."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that if Russia does not agree to an energy ceasefire this winter, Ukraine will respond accordingly. The warning underscores ongoing tensions between the two nations regarding critical infrastructure during the winter months.

According to ChainCatcher, Solana treasury company SkyAI announced on Thursday a cash tender offer to acquire up to 95% of its outstanding common shares and warrants at $3 per share. The offer covers approximately 46.4 million common shares and 20.7 million warrants, with a maximum aggregate value of around $201 million. The tender offer is expected to commence on Thursday and continue for 10 business days, though it may be extended or terminated early. SkyAI's board of directors has also reject

According to Counterpoint, humanoid robot DRAM demand is projected to surge from approximately 8,300 Tbit in 2026 to around 172,000 Tbit by 2030, marking a roughly 20-fold increase. Average DRAM per unit is expected to rise from 19GB to 39GB over the same period. Unlike AI servers that prioritize high bandwidth, battery-powered robots require low-power LPDDR memory to optimize energy consumption. Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron have all begun deploying solutions for the market. SK Hynix partnered

According to Guru Club, Singapore's benchmark stock index fell 1.2% on June 4, closing at 5,076.81 points.

Cloudsome, a Singapore-based AI platform for developers, unveiled a unified application programming interface (API) at TOKEN2049 Singapore 2026 on October 7 and 8. The API offers single-point integration to access models from both mainland Chinese and overseas providers, simplifying registration, billing, and rate limits management. According to organizers, the event drew approximately 25,000 attendees from 160 countries.

According to 10x Research, Bitcoin options prices have fallen to five-year lows in the past week, with near-term implied volatility at 33.5%—over 4 percentage points below realized volatility, indicating relatively cheap pricing. Traders concentrated on purchasing October-expiration put options at strike prices of $78,000 and $80,000, with the largest single trade reaching $204 million. 10x Research noted that this activity signals investors maintain bullish positions while actively hedging down

According to ChainCatcher's data panel, over the past 7 days, Deribit recorded the largest reserve asset outflow among major exchanges at $1.047 billion, followed by Binance at $804 million. Among the top 10 exchanges by BTC wallet balance, Binance saw the largest decline at 1.78%, while OKX posted the biggest increase at 1.73%.

According to reports from a DBS forum on October 12, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang said Chinese AI models including DeepSeek, Kimi, and GLM are "sufficiently excellent." Huang emphasized he is "a strong supporter of open source" as "the best way to drive efficiency improvements." He also noted that quantum computing may enter mainstream applications within three to five years, with software playing a key role in optimizing infrastructure utilization.

According to the World Steel Association, the organization released its short-term steel demand forecast for 2026-2027 on October 12. Global steel demand is projected at 1.722 billion tons in 2026, remaining flat compared to 2025, with a projected recovery to 1.752 billion tons in 2027, up 1.7%.

According to London Metal Exchange (LME) data released on October 12, copper inventory fell by 1,750 tons. Other metals showed mixed movements: zinc inventory increased 6,000 tons, while aluminum, tin, lead, and nickel inventories declined by 250, 15, 1,575, and 636 tons, respectively.

According to SolanaFloor, a Solana blockchain data platform, Circle minted approximately 3.5 billion USDC on Solana over the past 7 days.

According to BlockBeats, Bitget launched 5 stock perpetual contracts today, including KIA (Kia Motors), LGENERGY (LG Energy Solution), SSBIOLOGICS (Samsung Biologics), KBFG (KB Financial Group), and KAKAO (Kakao), according to an official announcement. All contracts are settled in USDT, support up to 20x leverage, and are available for 24/7 trading. Bitget now supports a total of 346 stock contract products.

OutPerform, a Kuala Lumpur-based WhatsApp-first AI customer engagement platform, launched Lydia, an AI avatar designed for property developers, today (October 12) at Digital Nasional Berhad's My5G Portal experience center in TRX, Kuala Lumpur. According to the company, Lydia enables property developers to respond faster to buyer inquiries, manage conversations, and accelerate leads toward viewings and bookings as buyers increasingly expect replies outside office hours. OutPerform is owned by Cat

According to Jin10 Futures, China's money market sentiment index (CNEX) stood at 49 as of 16:00 on October 12, up 2 points from 14:30. Large banks, mid-size banks, and non-bank institutions reported indices of 46, 49, and 51 respectively, each up 2 points. (The index ranges from 0 to 100, where 50 indicates equilibrium and above 50 signals tightening liquidity.)

According to Liquid247.xyz market depth monitoring, Binance ETH perpetual contracts posted a buy order of 2,422.75 ETH ($6.178 million) at $2,549.95 today. The order sits approximately 0.35% below the mid-price of $2,558.81, forming significant support at that price level. The buy order accounts for 2.65% of the near-term order book depth.

According to BlockBeats citing TradingBeats monitoring, a Hyperliquid whale address (0xec4a...cf62) opened new long positions in BTC, ETH, and NEAR today (Oct 12). The address established zero-to-position entries with a combined notional value of approximately 28.8 million USD, now valued at around 29.04 million USD with unrealized gains of 243,000 USD. Holdings include 200 BTC (40x leverage), 4,000 ETH (25x leverage), and 332,000 NEAR (10x leverage).